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3dollarwhale | Why is a dollar sign written before the amount, even though we read the amount first? |
Was there a time when one would say "dollars one hundred"? |
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It's probably to signify that it's an amount of money. You put it in the beginning so the person is prepared.
Like in Spanish, the question mark is before and after the sentence, you're prepared to read it as a question. |
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Lizzy
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That is just the way it is. It is a shorter way of writing it instead of doing One Hundred Dollars. Also you use the dollar sign when you write your money in numbers such as $100.00. It would not look right as $One Hundred. |
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gilgamesh101
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I think it's so that we would know first what currency it is before reading the number. |
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jimbo72
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because that's what tha man says |
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betillo
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I guess it's not an English rule... but an international one... All the currencies around the globe are written the same way... first the symbol and then the amount. I guess is easier for international transactions. |
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ruthie
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because, dont ask so many questions |
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BetsyF
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It just makes cents |
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1SuPeRsTaR3
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Because writting (ex:)5.oo$ does not look right. and if u say dollars 5, that does not sound right, so it is $5.00 |
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kylechico777
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that's the way God made it. |
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ethosfatali
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Thats a very good question :D
Since the symbol is more recent than the name, and the origins of the latter are well understood, one might expect that the origins of the sign would also be known for certain particularly when the origin of the British pound sign, £, which is far older, is well-established. However that is not the case with regard to the dollar.
Perhaps this is less surprising when there has been controversy over the origin of the sign for the European euro, €, a currency that did not come into existence until 1999. (It has been claimed that the euro sign was invented by Arthur Eisenmenger more than a quarter of a century before the currency was introduced). Nevertheless a number of theories about the origin of the dollar symbol have been proposed.
The United States Abbreviation Theory
One of the most popular theories is that the dollar sign is derived from the initials of the United States. If you superimpose a capital "U" on a capital "S" then drop the lower part of the "U", what you end up with is a version of the dollar symbol with two strokes. This theory was endorsed by the American libertarian philosopher and staunch defender of capitalism, Ayn Rand, in her novel Atlas Shrugged. Chapter 10 is entitled the Sign of the Dollar. Rand claimed the dollar sign was the symbol not only of the currency, but also the nation, a free economy, and a free mind.
The Peso Abbreviation and Piece of Eight Theories
However, a more widely accepted theory nowadays is that the sign owes its origins to the Spanish peso.
One version of this theory is that the standard abbreviation of "peso" was simply "P", but the plural form was a large "P" with a small "s" above it and to its right. This was simplified by retaining only the upward stroke of the "P" and superimposing the "S" upon it. Hence the symbol of the dollar.
Most likely, the tradtion of writting $100.00 is merely that, its whats been done with the symbol since its first conception |
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